Sonographic nomogram of the leptomeninges (pia-glial plate) and its usefulness for evaluating bacterial meningitis in infants

To our knowledge, the upper limits of the thickness of normal meninges on neurosonograms are not known. We therefore established a nomogram for sonographic measurements of the leptomeninges (pia-glial plate) and assessed its usefulness in neurosonographic examinations of children with bacterial meningitis

Intraperitoneal fluid in children: normal ultrasound findings depend on which scan head you use

The detection of small quantities of unsuspected free intraperitoneal fluid (IPF) at US examination in children has increased markedly in our department since linear high-frequency probes have been used routinely for gastrointestinal examinations. Its clinical significance is unknown. OBJECTIVE. This study attempted to evaluate the sonographic detection, quantification and location of IPF in an unselected paediatric population using both convex or sector scan heads and a linear US probe in all to compare the results obtained using different probes

Nephrogenic adenoma of the bladder: ultrasound demonstration. A case report

A 4-year-old girl developed a space-occupying lesion in the bladder. This was demonstrated by US after resection of a huge ureterocoele and bilateral re-implantation of ureters at 3 months of age and after three episodes of urinary tract infection. The mass developed outside the field of surgery and was removed endoscopically. Histology revealed a nephrogenic adenoma. US findings have not been emphasised previously. US should be useful in the detection of such lesions and for surveillance of recurrence

Acute childhood pyelonephritis: predictive value of positive sonographic findings in regard to later parenchymal scarring

The authors evaluated the importance of positive sonographic findings in acute childhood pyelonephritis